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All the Best Lines, by George Tiffin

Tiffin roots out the truth behind the scripted words that you have probably never read. Believe me, the actual words are much more interesting than the quotes you remember from films. When you read it, you realize the skill, beauty and impact of those words. So, if you want to get the real thing, to find out what was really written and said, read this. I have always imagined that writing a book must be a sort of torture. You spill your guts in the hope of getting something back from a heartless and uncaring and faceless public. I’ve just finished George Tiffin’s All the Best Lines, an excellent book on screen-writers and their best writing, and I thought: Imagine that you wrote this screenplay, the greatest achievement of your life, and no-one knows you wrote it. They know the movie’s name, and the actors’ names, but not yours. Imagine how awful that must be. Seriously, how many of you know the names of the writers of your favourite movies? The Great Gatsby? (the screenplay, not the novel) X-Men? Sherlock Holmes? The Hateful Eight? (Continue reading…)

Dear Hajalti, I would have inscribed I am beside you inside the ring. Love, Nick PS Thank you all for staying with me as we reach the hundredth Red Hand File. The post [ ] My question today is on a personal note, if you would have a gold ring made that your son would inherit one day, what would you have engraved inside the ring? (I am currently having a ri […]

Although police killings are a constant, gruesome feature of American life, to many Europeans this particular murder stands as confirmation of the injustices of this broader political period. It illustrates a resurgence of white, nativist violence blessed with the power of the state and emboldened from the highest office. It exemplifies a democracy in crisis […]

“For where you're going, there'll be bears. And there'll be wolves.” — Ulysses F. O'Harrison Hunters is a TV series filled with strategy and symbolism. Legacy, superheroism, and the battle between good and evil – and the moral gray area in-between – are a few of the themes explored in its first season.The most integral element of the Amaz […]

The SXSW 2020 Title Design Competition screening and judging process, set to take place on March 15th in Austin, Texas, was cancelled this year. So we've brought all the nominated work together here.For title designers in the United States, there are few avenues for formal peer recognition. There is no Oscar for title sequence design. In the United King […]